Scott
County , Tennessee
Civil War Veterans

This page was updated 06 Sep 2008

According to the U.S. Census in 1860 there were 3,519 people (571 families)
living in Scott County , only 59 of which were slaves. When the Civil War broke
out, it was evident this county would side with the Union. Before the war was
over a total of 560 Scott Countians would join up, 541 of them with Union
regiments or the Scott County Home Guard, according to the research of the
late Scott County Historian Ester Sanderson Sharp.

Many of those soldiers didn't come home; others returned scarred --
physically and mentally -- from the horrors of their experience. Even those that
did not participate in the battles were hit hard by the war due to shortages of
items like salt, coffee, and sugar, as well as having to contend with seizures
by soldiers from both sides.

If you have a photo of any of the soldiers listed below and would like to
share it,

I am also looking for anyone who is willing to share copies of service
or pension records of Civil War soldiers from Scott County . Again, send
it to me as an attachment to an email and I will post to the website.

Here is a list Civil War soldiers from Scott and surrounding counties which
the Historical Society has received information on thus far:

Use NATF Form 80 forms from the National
Archives (NARA) to obtain information about your Civil War ancestor.
If NARA finds a service or pension file on the person whose name is on the form,
they will write you back and let you know of the charges for copying the
material. You can also obtain the blank NATF Form 80s (limit 6 per order) by
providing your name and mailing address to inquire@nara.gov.
Be sure to specify "Form 80" and the number of forms you need. You can
also obtain the NATF Form 80 by writing to: